Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1887-10-14

1t A. Freidenrich took trip to Lewiston
Wednesday.
y Petitions for the repeal of the alien
land law are circulating here.
Commissioners adjourned Tuesday
night. Proceedings next week.
Hon. l.. P. Brown is shearing 1900
wethers over at Mt. Idaho, the second
A clip of the season.
Rev. b. G.. Strong, P. f. of the Walla
: Walla district will be here in week to
spend ten days or 80 with us.
J We have been handed finance tick
ct on gospel support for this circuit.
That looks like business. All who hear
the gospel should support it.
For Fine Stationery, School Books,
Novelties and Notions, also complete
stock Druggists Sundries, call on
s. G. IsAMAN & Co., Lewiston.
Short obituary notices will always be
published in the FREE Press free of
charge if friends of the deceased parties
will take the trouble to write them up.
We learn that the Colfax Derby was
won by Duffy Winters, owing to Mark
Twain being pulled. the plainest kind of
a chuck race ever run on a public
track.
For SALE.-Three span of Mules,
Harness and two Wagons, complete at a
bargain. Enquire of FRANK WHITE,
Grangeville.
Mr.. John Hanson, one of the pioneer
farmers of Fairview presented us with
some fine Early Rose potatoes Tuesday
the largest of that variety we have
ever seen.
The present population Of Alturas
county is $4,000. In 1880 we were hunt
ing Indians in the Wood river region
and camped all night about where
HALEY now stands.
Back at last No more running
around, but will confine myself excu-
sively to Office practice, where i can be
found every day from 9A. M. to 6P.M.
3tf. J. II. McCALLIE. Dentist.
Geo. Shearer brought up last week
two magnificent pair of elk horns from
his Salmon river place which he will
ship to Frederick city, Maryland, as
trophy of the chase.
Mrs. Norman Buck, grand lecturer of
the w. C. T. u, will visit the prairie in +,
the interest of the temperance cause
and will lecture on dates to be an
nounced next week.
The rain poured down last Thursday
night and was succeeded by the lovely ]
weather of Indian summer which has
started the grass to growing vigorously, /
whereat the stockmen smile.
Ben Wing shows some fine gold-bear- 9
ing float quartz from Ten Mile, trbu- t
tary of the south fork of Clearwater.
There is much good country there that |
is well worthy of close prospecting. |
One of the sights of Lewiston is the :
interior of Bunnell's pioneer hardware
store. He buys direct from the manu-
facturers and you will get full value for
your money by purchasing from him.
The season of equinoxial storms wore !
itself out Saturday night in heavy rain /.
storm, since when we have been blessed ,,
with genuine Indian summer-perfect
days, and nights with touch of frost.
Rev. D. E. George will preach at the I
Lake school house at IL A. NJ. Sunday, ]
and at the Grange hall at $50 p. NJ. i
Subject at night "the three one things" ,
The young people are especially invited {
all are made welcome.
James Carnes was arrested on Tues
day last on complaint of II. M. Bibb for
assault. Judge Case heard the case and s
assessed the sum of $3.50 for the school
fund. j. w. Parker. deputy district l
attorney appeared for the territory.
Capt. Hawley returned from the Col
fax fair Wednesday evening, accom-
led by Mr.. and Mrs. Kane Baldwin, who
will remain awhile. The captains cele-
brated horse Steamboat Charley got left
in the 600 yard race through false
start.
Dave Lewis, the well-known hunter,
had his camp on Salmon river raided
lately by some sneak.thief white man,
who stole fine shot gun and Sll5
worth of scalps, the proceeds of his
summers hunting trip. The thief cros-
sed the river in Doumecq's boat and
took towards Snake river, where he
own scalp added to tho other varmints.
Messrs. Witt and Sloan have cured |
5000 Tbs of bacon this season from
drove of Jersey Red hogs. Mr.. Sloan
says that he only raised 300 bushels of
wheat and it netted him six bits to one